Hard Drive Troubles

While I sit and wait for my new computer my old on is having fits. It goes as slow as molasses when I am trying to work on anything that requires java or flash. It didn't used to be like that. I ran Windows defragging program in the hopes that would help but it didn't. This old hard drive has troubles that Windows cannot fix. If I didn't have a new computer on its way to me I would be searching for a disk defragmenter that would go beyond the simple scope of the built in defragger. One that will really clean things up so that the hard drive will act like a young pup instead of an old geezer. If your computer is dragging itself around the internet or your work files then you really should take a few moments to check out a professional defragger. Put your files in better order so that the hard drive doesn't have to search the entire drive for bits and pieces of programs. This Drive Accelerator will defrag files that Windows may not, and the end result will be a faster, smoother running hard drive. Weigh the options, then look at your wallet. This drive accelerator is way cheaper than a brand new computer. Don't swear at the slow speed of your hard drive, defrag it and accelerate it.

So Much Easier

Wouldn't it be nice to be able to have more hard drive space without having to take your computer apart and add another drive? Or, perhaps you'd just like to clean up the drive you use, moving music and movies and pictures to another drive without the hassle. I know I would. Seems like the two females in my house have hardly ever seen a picture they didn't want to save. But, like most computer users I hate having to go inside and play around with hard drives and wires and all that.
Here's an easier solution, try using an external hard drive. Just grab one of these and plug it into any USB hub or slot on your computer and viola more space than you might ever need!
Check out this one:


It's the Seagate 1.5TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive. Yep, you read that correctly, one and a half TB. Just think of all the videos and music that can hold. or, if you're into more mundane things, imagine how much of your work that drive can handle. And because it is a USB external device you could take it to work with you and then easily take your work home with you. And there would still be lots of room left over for more fun things.
So much easier to just plug something into a USB slot than taking the cover off your computer. And, let's face it, most of us should never even think about taking a computer that works apart.

Back It Up

If you work in a big company then you probably already know that their information and data get stored, or backed up, daily if not more frequently. But, what about your computer at home? Isn't your data worth backing up?
Did you know that an estimated 1-in-10 computer hard drives fail each year resulting in the loss of important files such as financial documents, emails, digital photos and music? Even more people, nearly 43% of all computer users, will lose some of their important files because of other computer or hardware problems. Luckily, this is totally preventable with the use of an online backup service. These services will run automated or manual backups of your computer's hard drive so that if for any reason your files are corrupted or lost they can be recovered as good as new. These services are easy to use, totally secure and will prevent losses in time and money in the event of some sort of file loss.
Having been the unlucky one to lose a few hard drives along my way I can tell you that it is incredibly frustrating to realize that all your personal stuff is gone. While I do not have any businesslike information and I can always go get music and videos back I always have some pictures on my computer that I cannot get back, either pictures of my kids or my grandkids. Using an online backup solves that problem.
Click on the link I just posted above and it will take you to a wonderful site where they have reviewed a number of online services that you can use to back up your important data. Stop for just a moment and think. What would you do if you turned on your computer tomorrow and nothing happened because the hard drive crashed? Isn't a backing up service truly worth looking into? There is a reason why businesses back up their information and there is good reason for the rest of us to do so also.
Click on the link above, find the service that is best for you and get yourself some computer peace of mind.

I Hate Computers!

Well, not actually computers per se, since I spend 90% of my waking hours in front of one. Actually it isn't even the computer parts that bug me, although that's part of my problem.
My biggest problem is with a certain software company that makes the operating system. Because they are so afraid that somebody might actually want to steal their product they make it nigh on impossible to swap hard drives and keep all their stuff intact :(
I think I like the 95 version best, you could just copy and paste it onto the new drive, reboot and there you go! But, not with this new version.
So, I now have two hard drives inside, both of them with mostly the same stuff on them, but only one of them will actually boot the computer. So, until I am feeling extremely patient and have tons of time with nothing to do, this is how things will stay. Eventually I may just dump all the programs off the master drive, delete all their shortcuts from the desktop and then go into the slave drive and make new shortcuts pointing to the slave.
But, today is not the day. I am not patient. I am tired and cranky and sore from trying to get things to work earlier. Dealing with two computers doesn't seem that bad, but lifting them and moving them around the room seems to have made my back ache.
As for Mr. I Got More Money Than Damned Near Everyone, I hope you and your software geniuses are happy. Maybe you could spend some of that money on something useful, like fixing your software so that you don't always seem to be coming up with another Security Fix. I'm probably asking way too much...